SOLUTION: a line passes through (3a,4) and (-1,2) and is parallel to -4x +2y= 6 find a

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Question 254726: a line passes through (3a,4) and (-1,2) and is parallel to -4x +2y= 6 find a
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(3a,4) and (-1,2)
-4x +2y= 6
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2y=4x+6
y=2x+3 the slope, m=2.
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(4-2)/(3a-(-1))=2
2/(3a+1)=2
2/1=2 so 3a+1=1 and a=0
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Ed